Illnesses Caused By Bacteria

Question 1

Nontyphoidal Sapmonellosis

Answer 1

Salmonella spp

Poultry, raw eggs, produce (cantaloupe, tomatoes, and peppers)

Avoid cross contamination

Cook to minimum temperature

Exclude sick employees

Hygiene

Question 2

E Coli

Answer 2

Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC)

Raw or undercooked ground beef
Contaminated produce
Unpasteurized dairy products

Cook beef properly
Hygiene
Avoid cross contamination
Pasteurized dairy
Exclude sick employees

Question 3

Botulism

Answer 3

Clostridium Botulinum

Home canned goods, food from damaged packaging
Garlic in oil
Reduced oxygen packaged foods

Proper TCS
No home canned goods
Throw away damaged containers

Question 4

Shigellosis

Answer 4

Shigella

Salads
Raw vegetables
Dairy
Ready to eat foods
Contaminated water

Hygiene
Sanitary water
Control flying insects
Avoid cross contamination
Exclude diagnosed employees

Question 5

Salmonella Typhi (Typhoid fever)

Answer 5

Salmonella spp

Drinking water and ready to eat foods

Exclude sick employees
TCS
Hygiene